About Us


NATS Institute is for profit social enterprise that has been established by Engineer Nebiyu Assefa in 2005 in the beautiful city of Hawassa, Ethiopia. Engineer Nebiyu has been studied and worked in Germany in the fields of Industry Management and Mechanical Engineering for 19 Years. He is a mechanical engineer with rich experience in Renewable Energy Technologies and is passionate about community and personal development issues and developed unique training programs for enhancing community and personal development incorporating classical success principles and indigenous success wisdoms along with practical tools that guarantee prosperity, sustainability and fulfillment. The future of Ethiopia and Africa will depend to a large extent on the abilities of its societies to introduce technological change as a permanent on-going process as well as on the development of indigenous human resources that are highly motivated and capable of adapting and mastering the continuous changes in the world.

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Our major purpose:

is to develop and disseminate adapted technologies and success principles, to inspire and empower communities and individuals to ensure prosperity, sustainability and fulfillment.

Vision:

Create empowered and prosperous rural communities in Ethiopia and in Africa, that are utilizing the benefits of  modern technologies and leading a sustainable and fulfilled life.     

Mission:

 Support the personal and collective transformation of people and communities through on going capacity building trainings and integrated community development approaches and promote active participation of local communities in stimulating an all-inclusive equitable sustainable development. 

Values:

NATS Institute adheres, recognizes, and values the culture of social responsibility and the responsibility of transparency and accountability toward our clients, partners and communities. We foster empowerment, gender equity, collective success and sustainability in communities and individuals we seek to serve.